Bank of Canada Buys C$800 Million of Securities for One Day

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Canada bought C$800
million ($801 million) of securities for one day.

The central bank announced the second round of purchases,
aimed to keep overnight lending rates close to its current
target of 1 percent, on its website today from Ottawa. Earlier,
the bank had said it bought C$400 million of securities.